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Rich Parker MIC

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For me scrambling is about flow and freedom, unencumbered by heavy loads and unwieldy techniques, covering airy ground absorbed in the moment, distracted and oblivious to the labour of upwards progress. Fine enough sentiment but of course we need the means to look afte...

In the mid 1990s, before the mobile phone boom, there were some who considered the adoption of this technology as a piece of safety kit unnecessary and even depreciative of the wilderness experience. Ten years later I dare say it would have been considered borderline n...

My client and I looked at each other, this was a classic situation that many regular hill goers will recognise. A couple, one partner undaunted, striding towards an undertaking of uncertain outcome, probably having convinced the other of their proficiency, positiveness...

Near perfect functionality and design in outdoor equipment is an ephemeral thing: what works for one user lacks for another, what sells in Scotland doesn't always trade well in France. Often when we visit gear shops in the UK were are subject to the geographical variab...